Block Chromatics
It feels pretty good to say that this is my 100th post today! And it’s my mom’s birthday. Happy birthday Mama, but she doesn’t know how to use a computer, so she probably won’t read this unless my dad shows it to her. My birthday is two days before her’s and she always said that I was her early birthday present. I hate being so far away from my parents and I miss them everyday…
If you are wondering what I got for my birthday, well, I did get the silhouette cameo, but I didn’t have time to play around with it yet. I need to order some supplies for it too. Can you believe that I spent my second tech appointment at the apple store yesterday for this week? This time for almost 2.5 hours.
I also went to an auction this week that really frustrated me. There were so many goodies that I wanted and I wasn’t able to get any of the items that I really wanted.
They had a huge collection of quality mid-century modern furniture but it all went for a lot of money. I was eying up the day bed, bar cart, dining room set and desk… the dealers got it all again.
This mid-century Copenhagen Danish sofa bed might look boring to some people but I really would have loved to get my hands on it and reupholster it:
What I really wanted to buy was the 1970s Block Chromatics (made in Germany) dishes that they had for sale. It was a multi colored set, but when I heard the starting bid of $250 and somobody bidding over the phone, I knew I wasn’t going to get it. Especially since 2 plates had chips. No cheap thrift store prices at that auction!
Aren’t they gorgeous though?
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| image via {etsy: LuckyDogsGarage for $45} |
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| image via etsy:Â MidCenturyGirls, items sold |
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| image via etsy: SucresDaintyDish for $95 |
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| image via etsy:Â ModandMore for 32.95 |
They had the dishes in multi-colors, meaning red, pinks, blues and greens….swoon!Â
The above dishes are all available for sale in the linked Etsy stores. So if you are thinking about pinning any of them please do so from the original source;)
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Do you know what I ended up buying?
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Well, I loved Karl from the minute that I walked in but I kind of don’t have room for him. When I got outbid for all the other stuff I was focused on bringing him home. May I say frustration purchase? I even gave another lady the evil eye while bidding and I spent way more than I actually wanted to spend on him.
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Here is Karl, the large stag.
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I was thinking about painting him but when I saw him on the top of my fridge next to all the white stuff, I wasn’t so sure anymore. Look how big he actually is? Isn’t he cool?
Have a great weekend and stay safe. We have a lot of snow coming!
I will announce my giveaway winner on Monday.
the block chromatics are really cool, but karl is way cooler. and hotter.
Lol, he is hot isn’t he? Karl the stud not stag 😉
love those dishes and Carl is cool! Good luck with the snow!
Good luck to you too and thanks!
Happy Belated Birthday! Karl is pretty cool =)
Yes, he is!
We did not celebrate Valentine’s Day. We love all the year! Deer great! You do not have to paint it. Black looks good. Regards hot!
Hi Alicja. I also think he looks good in dark.
Karl is awesome (and I love that name haha). I would totally accent his antlers for various holidays 😉 I loooove MCM furniture, but unless you find it at garage sales etc, it’s usually ridiculously expensive!
I was thinking the same about his antlers but I already have my large cardboard safari deer head and I might start having deer overkill soon 😉
Karl’s a cutie! What about a bright pop of color for Karl? Remember that tangerine color you did on your lamps? Love that color!
Smiles!
Sammy ~ Renew Redo
Yay, Sammy is back! And yes that would be fun!
Oh, I think he’s perfect just the way he is against your white! My mom’s bday was the 7th, and my dad would have had to show her too! She always says, why do I need to read your blog when I can come over and see everything in person! 🙂
Well my mom has to read it because my family is all in Germany and she can’t just come over and see it. This always makes me so sad
Karl is fantastic just as he is….
True 😉